The Crane-Flies of New York — Part I 787 



Nephrotoma virescens (Loew) Tipula hebes Loew 



xanthosligma (Loewj hermnnnia Alex. 



. ,„ , ignobilis Loew 



Tipula abdormnaiis (bay) iroquois Alex. 



annulicornis Say johnsoniana Alex. 



australis Uoane longiventris Loew 



bella Loew mingwe Alex. 



bicornis Forbes morrisoni Alex. 



caloptera Loew perlongipes Johns. 



collaris Say sai/i Alex. 



curwtans Say submaculata Loew 



dejecta Walk. tricolor Fabr. 



dietziana Alex. <nion Alex. 



eiuto Loew trivittala Say 



fragilis Loew tuscarora Alex. 



fraterna Loew ultima Alex. 



fuliginosa (Say) umbrosa Loew 



T/ie crane-flies of New York 



The fact that New York has a known crane-jfly fauna which is larger 

 and better-developed than that of any other State in the Union, is due, 

 in large part, to the diversity of natural conditions, which range from 

 high mountains to sea level and include lakes, rivers, swamps, bogs, 

 woodlands, gorges, ravines, and most other haunts that attract these 

 insects. Another reason for this exceptional list is the fact that the 

 State has long been a favorite collecting ground for many students of 

 crane-flies, and a large number of species were first characterized from 

 material taken in New York. These include species described by Osten 

 Sacken, Loew, Doane, Johnson, Needham, Dietz, and Alexander. The 

 pioneer collector. Baron Osten Sacken, did much of his collecting in 

 this State, especially in the Adirondacks at Trenton Falls, in the Schoharie 

 Valley at Sharon Springs, in the vicinity of New York City, and later 

 in the Catskills. His work furnished the basis for Needham's preliminary 

 hst (Needham, 1908:203-211), which includes one hundred and four 

 species known from New York at that time. Subsequent collecting in 

 various parts of the State has considerably increased the number of species, 

 so that comparatively few additions may be expected. The more probable 

 of these have been indicated in the following hst under the heading 

 Regional species. 



In this list the type localities are designated by the initials T. L. The 

 published records of Needham (1908:203-211) and of Alexander (1910 

 and 1912) have been largely included, altho some of the records for 



